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Beaconsfield vs Hilton

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.6 km apart · Beaconsfield profile · Hilton profile

Beaconsfield Hilton

Beaconsfield and Hilton are neighbouring suburbs in Western Australia with similar population sizes. Beaconsfield has a notably higher share of homes owned outright at 36.0% compared to 20.9% in Hilton. It is also more established in its services, with far more schools per 1,000 children (4.26 versus 2.45) and a higher number of walkable amenities. The two areas differ in their demographics; the typical resident in Beaconsfield is 42, while in Hilton they are 38.

Both areas have tracked closely since 2011, remaining similar in their typical weekly incomes and the number of people per home. They share a high proportion of residents born overseas and a common trend of having fewer religious affiliations than the national figure. They also both have a similar share of First Nations people, though Beaconsfield has a much higher unemployment rate for this group (26.2%) compared to Hilton (20.5%).

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Where they differ most

Owned outright: 15.1 pts higher in Beaconsfield 3+ bedrooms: 8.0 pts higher in Beaconsfield Unpaid carers: 2.9 pts higher in Beaconsfield No religion: 7.5 pts higher in Hilton Separate houses: 7.4 pts higher in Hilton

Demographics & Identity

Population in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +992 larger in Beaconsfield gap steady
5,315 86th pct 4,323 86th pct
Median age in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +4 yrs older in Beaconsfield gap steady
42 yrs 38th pct 38 yrs 23rd pct
First Nations in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +0.9 pts higher in Hilton gap narrowing
2.1% 51st pct 3.0% 60th pct
Aged 65+ in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +2.4 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap steady
19.2% 52nd pct 16.8% 41st pct
Under 15 in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +1.2 pts higher in Hilton gap narrowing
17.7% 54th pct 18.9% 62nd pct
De facto in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +3.4 pts higher in Hilton gap steady
14.8% 69th pct 18.2% 84th pct

Age structure

25.2% Young adults (25–44) +5.0 pts ▸ 30.2%
27.6% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.2 pts 23.4%
19.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.4 pts 16.8%
17.7% Children (0–14) +1.2 pts ▸ 18.9%
10.1% Youth (15–24) +0.2 pts ▸ 10.3%

Marital status

39.0% Never married +4.8 pts ▸ 43.8%
41.5% Married ◂ +7.1 pts 34.4%
11.1% Divorced +1.0 pts ▸ 12.1%
5.5% Widowed +1.3 pts ▸ 6.8%
2.8% Separated even 2.9%

Age & sex structure

Beaconsfield Hilton

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +3.5 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap narrowing
28.5% 88th pct 25.0% 85th pct

Country of birth

67.4% Australia ◂ +1.0 pts 66.4%
7.9% England ◂ +1.3 pts 6.6%
3.9% Italy ◂ +2.7 pts 1.3%
1.9% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%
0.5% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.3% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% India +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

39.8% English +0.7 pts ▸ 40.5%
27.9% Australian +2.5 pts ▸ 30.4%
13.5% Italian ◂ +6.8 pts 6.7%
13.5% Irish ◂ +0.1 pts 13.4%
11.1% Scottish +1.2 pts ▸ 12.3%
4.1% German +1.0 pts ▸ 5.1%
2.2% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 2.8%
1.2% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%
0.7% Indian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.6% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%
0.4% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.2% Vietnamese even 0.2%

Language

Other language in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +4.1 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap narrowing
16.2% 85th pct 12.1% 79th pct
Limited English in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +1.2 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap steady
2.3% 86th pct 1.0% 76th pct

Language used at home

79.4% English only ◂ +0.4 pts 79.0%
5.5% Italian ◂ +3.9 pts 1.7%
0.0% Arabic +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.3% Vietnamese even 0.2%
0.2% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Tagalog even 0.1%
0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +7.5 pts higher in Hilton gap narrowing
51.0% 81st pct 58.5% 92nd pct

Religious affiliation

51.0% No religion +7.5 pts ▸ 58.5%
39.4% Christianity ◂ +12.3 pts 27.1%
6.4% Not stated +4.1 pts ▸ 10.5%
1.3% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.7% Islam +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.5% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.3% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.3% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +2.5 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap steady
65.7% 87th pct 63.2% 84th pct
Bachelor+ in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +3.0 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap widening
35.4% 89th pct 32.4% 87th pct
Schools/1k kids in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +1.80 more in Beaconsfield
4.26 54th pct 2.45 35th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +5 more in Hilton
28 88th pct 33 89th pct
Avg size in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +8 larger in Hilton
446 65th pct 454 66th pct
ICSEA in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +4 higher in Hilton
1,067 84th pct 1,071 85th pct

Highest year of school

65.7% Year 12 ◂ +2.5 pts 63.2%
13.8% Year 10 ◂ +0.6 pts 13.2%
9.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.6 pts 6.4%
5.8% Year 11 +0.7 pts ▸ 6.5%

Highest qualification level

32.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.6 pts 29.2%
19.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.1 pts 19.2%
14.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.2 pts 13.0%
13.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.6 pts 11.4%
6.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 6.1%
1.6% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

Field of qualification

14.5% Society & culture ◂ +0.6 pts 13.9%
13.4% Management & commerce ◂ +2.6 pts 10.9%
13.2% Engineering & related ◂ +1.2 pts 12.0%
12.5% Health ◂ +0.8 pts 11.7%
9.0% Education +0.2 pts ▸ 9.2%
7.0% Creative arts +0.8 pts ▸ 7.8%
4.9% Architecture & building +0.1 pts ▸ 5.0%
4.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.5 pts 3.2%
4.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 4.4%
2.8% Agriculture & environment +0.3 pts ▸ 3.1%
1.7% Information technology ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +$43 higher in Beaconsfield gap widening
$885 71st pct $842 65th pct
Household income in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +$123 higher in Beaconsfield gap widening
$1,837 67th pct $1,714 61st pct
Family income in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +$205 higher in Beaconsfield gap narrowing
$2,488 81st pct $2,283 73rd pct
High earners in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +5.2 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap widening
18.9% 88th pct 13.8% 76th pct
High-income homes in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +5.4 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap steady
27.7% 78th pct 22.3% 68th pct

Household income distribution

24.0% $1,500–$2,999 +3.1 pts ▸ 27.1%
21.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.3 pts 21.6%
18.7% Under $650 +0.6 pts ▸ 19.3%
16.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.8 pts 10.5%
11.4% $3,000–$3,999 +0.4 pts ▸ 11.8%

Personal income distribution

38.8% Under $650 ◂ +1.3 pts 37.5%
25.9% $650–$1,499 +0.2 pts ▸ 26.1%
22.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.0 pts 21.2%
7.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.8 pts 4.7%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +0.2 pts higher in Hilton
27.1% 41st pct 27.3% 42nd pct
Mental health in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +2.9 pts higher in Hilton
8.7% 56th pct 11.6% 80th pct
Needs assistance in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +0.7 pts higher in Hilton gap narrowing
5.3% 59th pct 6.0% 66th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

8.7% Mental health +2.9 pts ▸ 11.6%
8.4% Arthritis ◂ +1.1 pts 7.4%
8.4% Other condition ◂ +0.4 pts 8.0%
7.5% Asthma ◂ +0.3 pts 7.3%
3.8% Diabetes ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%
3.6% Heart disease ◂ +0.3 pts 3.2%
3.3% Cancer ◂ +0.8 pts 2.5%
1.7% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.5% Dementia +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.8% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

64.9% None ◂ +3.1 pts 61.8%
19.2% One condition ◂ +0.3 pts 18.9%
5.3% Two conditions +0.5 pts ▸ 5.8%
2.7% Three or more even 2.7%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +1.1 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap steady
17.7% 48th pct 16.6% 43rd pct
Unpaid carers in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +2.9 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap widening
14.2% 66th pct 11.3% 36th pct
Unpaid child care in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +1.6 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap steady
30.4% 75th pct 28.8% 68th pct
Defence service in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +1.1 pts higher in Beaconsfield
3.1% 57th pct 1.9% 40th pct
Housework 15h+ in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +2.4 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap widening
22.1% 38th pct 19.7% 25th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +18 larger in Hilton
110 86th pct 128 86th pct
Median age in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +8 yrs older in Beaconsfield
31 yrs 66th pct 23 yrs 38th pct
Year 12 in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +4.2 pts higher in Beaconsfield
44.2% 60th pct 40.0% 50th pct
Unemployment in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +5.7 pts higher in Beaconsfield
26.2% 90th pct 20.5% 86th pct
Median income in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +$190 higher in Beaconsfield
$527 36th pct $337 11th pct
Household income in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +$385 higher in Hilton
$1,083 22nd pct $1,468 41st pct
Indigenous language in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +2.6 pts higher in Beaconsfield
7.3% 67th pct 4.7% 54th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Beaconsfieldin Hilton even gap narrowing
2.4 43rd pct 2.4 43rd pct
One-parent in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +4.2 pts higher in Hilton gap narrowing
15.0% 73rd pct 19.2% 86th pct
Living alone in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +1.7 pts higher in Hilton gap steady
27.4% 63rd pct 29.2% 69th pct

Family composition

56.8% Couples with children ◂ +1.0 pts 55.8%
27.1% Couples without children ◂ +3.0 pts 24.0%
15.0% One-parent families +4.2 pts ▸ 19.2%
1.2% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

Household size

35.5% 2 people ◂ +2.4 pts 33.1%
27.4% 1 person +1.7 pts ▸ 29.2%
15.4% 3 people +0.9 pts ▸ 16.3%
15.2% 4 people +0.8 pts ▸ 16.0%
4.7% 5 people ◂ +0.4 pts 4.3%
1.9% 6 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +$50 higher in Beaconsfield gap widening
$350 71st pct $300 57th pct
Mortgage in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +$350 higher in Beaconsfield gap narrowing
$2,300 86th pct $1,950 69th pct
People / bedroom in Beaconsfieldin Hilton even gap steady
0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct
Renting in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +4.2 pts higher in Hilton gap widening
25.4% 72nd pct 29.7% 78th pct
Owned outright in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +15.1 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap widening
36.0% 35th pct 20.9% 11th pct
Separate houses in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +7.4 pts higher in Hilton gap narrowing
79.3% 19th pct 86.7% 27th pct
3+ bedrooms in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +8.0 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap widening
77.9% 45th pct 69.9% 27th pct

How homes are owned or rented

35.0% Owned with a mortgage +9.6 pts ▸ 44.6%
36.0% Owned outright ◂ +15.1 pts 20.9%
25.4% Rented +4.2 pts ▸ 29.7%
2.0% Other tenure +1.5 pts ▸ 3.5%
1.9% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%

Types of homes

79.3% Separate house +7.4 pts ▸ 86.7%
17.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +5.1 pts 12.0%
3.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.7 pts 0.9%
0.0% Other dwelling +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

49.1% 3 bedrooms +0.6 pts ▸ 49.7%
23.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +5.6 pts 18.2%
17.5% 2 bedrooms +4.5 pts ▸ 21.9%
3.4% 1 bedroom +2.6 pts ▸ 6.0%
5.0% 5 or more ◂ +3.0 pts 2.0%
0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

33.8% $350–$549 +3.3 pts ▸ 37.1%
21.2% Under $200 +7.3 pts ▸ 28.5%
27.6% $200–$349 ◂ +2.8 pts 24.8%
12.9% $550–$749 ◂ +8.8 pts 4.1%
3.6% $750 or more ◂ +3.6 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.4% $1,800–$2,999 +7.2 pts ▸ 43.6%
28.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +18.7 pts 10.2%
14.9% $1,000–$1,799 +12.8 pts ▸ 27.7%
14.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.8 pts 13.2%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +0.6 pts higher in Hilton gap steady
8.2% 86th pct 8.8% 86th pct
Work from home in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +0.1 pts higher in Hilton gap steady
9.4% 24th pct 9.5% 25th pct
PT commute in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +0.5 pts higher in Hilton gap steady
4.2% 89th pct 4.7% 90th pct
PT stops in Beaconsfieldin Hilton even
34 87th pct 34 87th pct
Stops/1k in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +1.47 more in Hilton
6.40 83rd pct 7.86 86th pct
Departures/1k in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +1,558.2 more in Beaconsfield
3,061.5 97th pct 1,503.4 89th pct
PT routes in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +4 more in Beaconsfield
14 86th pct 10 86th pct
Stop walk in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +2 longer in Beaconsfield
7 39th pct 5 32nd pct
Drive to city in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +2 longer in Beaconsfield
20 17th pct 18 15th pct
Reach 30 min in Beaconsfieldin Hilton even
15,372 68th pct 15,377 68th pct
Reach 45 min in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +12,489 more in Hilton
46,475 63rd pct 58,964 68th pct
Transit to city in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +3 longer in Beaconsfield
72 77th pct 69 73rd pct

How people get to work

57.4% Car (driver) +1.1 pts ▸ 58.6%
9.4% Worked at home +0.1 pts ▸ 9.5%
4.1% Car (passenger) even 4.1%
2.9% Bus +0.5 pts ▸ 3.4%
2.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%
2.1% Walked ◂ +0.2 pts 1.9%
1.3% Train even 1.3%

Motor vehicles per home

39.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.8 pts 38.7%
37.3% 1 vehicle +1.7 pts ▸ 39.0%
9.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.4 pts 9.2%
8.2% No vehicle +0.6 pts ▸ 8.8%
5.2% 4 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 4.4%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +1.1 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap steady
38.5% 74th pct 37.4% 72nd pct
Recent arrivals in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +2.0 pts higher in Hilton gap widening
7.1% 52nd pct 9.1% 60th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +0.5 pts higher in Hilton gap narrowing
4.4% 61st pct 4.9% 68th pct
Participation in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +2.2 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap widening
64.2% 63rd pct 62.0% 55th pct
Full-time in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +0.2 pts higher in Beaconsfield gap steady
54.0% 29th pct 53.7% 28th pct

Industries people work in

16.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.0 pts 14.7%
13.0% Education & training +1.3 pts ▸ 14.4%
9.5% Professional & technical ◂ +0.9 pts 8.6%
7.4% Construction +1.0 pts ▸ 8.5%
6.5% Retail trade +0.6 pts ▸ 7.2%
6.2% Accommodation & food +0.5 pts ▸ 6.6%
6.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.2 pts 6.1%
5.2% Manufacturing ◂ +0.7 pts 4.5%
4.9% Mining even 4.8%
4.0% Other services ◂ +0.7 pts 3.3%
3.6% Transport & warehousing even 3.7%
2.7% Arts & recreation +0.3 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

34.8% Professionals ◂ +1.5 pts 33.2%
13.3% Technicians & trades +1.7 pts ▸ 15.0%
14.7% Managers ◂ +2.3 pts 12.4%
11.5% Community & personal service +0.2 pts ▸ 11.7%
9.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.4 pts 9.3%
5.2% Labourers +1.5 pts ▸ 6.7%
6.2% Sales workers ◂ +0.1 pts 6.1%
3.1% Machinery operators & drivers +0.8 pts ▸ 4.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +0.2 higher in Beaconsfield
8.3 99th pct 8.1 98th pct
Types ≤15 min in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +0.1 more in Beaconsfield
7.9 100th pct 7.8 99th pct
15-min city in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +0.4 pts higher in Beaconsfield
100.0% 100th pct 99.6% 100th pct
Walk to shops in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +1.7 pts higher in Hilton
97.9% 99th pct 99.6% 100th pct
Walk to transit in Beaconsfieldin Hilton even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Beaconsfieldin Hilton even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to a park in Beaconsfieldin Hilton even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +6.7 pts higher in Beaconsfield
99.8% 100th pct 93.1% 98th pct
Amenities/1k in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +11.5 more in Beaconsfield
25.6 69th pct 14.1 51st pct
Intersections/km² in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +102 higher in Beaconsfield
405 100th pct 303 95th pct
Mean slope in Beaconsfieldin Hilton +0.4 pts higher in Beaconsfield
6.9% 62nd pct 6.5% 59th pct

Compare Beaconsfield with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Beaconsfield vs Hilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50086/beaconsfield/vs/SAL50641/hilton